<p>printing is free on campus. You can find computer labs all over the place. There are 5-6 printers at Skillman Library, 1 at Kirby Library. 1 at Farinon Computer Lab, 1 in pardee computer lab, 1 in marquis computer lab. I’m only familiar with 2nd floor of Acopian Engineering Center since I’m a Mechanical Engineer, but 2nd floor has 4 printers. I’m sure there are more in each department/floor. That’s all I remember at the moment, there must be more places. </p>
<p>Printers in dorm are kind of pointless, imo, when you can print all over campus in a much better quality printer.</p>
<p>There isn’t. And it’s actually a good thing. </p>
<p>In any case, you’re in AEC all day, all night. That’s like a dorm in itself, it just needs a shower. haha.</p>
<p>But then, more than a quarter of the college is engineering majors (may be close to a third of students). You’ll pretty much find engineers anywhere you look.</p>
<p>Thank you sixstrings. Wondering because some schools S is considering off eng. dorms, and they suggest it for study groups - they also feel that it keeps the floor quiet when there are eng. exams, etc.
Do the engineering students have classes run by TAs to review lectures? Are labs run by TAs?</p>
<p>Classes are NEVER ever run by a student TA. Neither are Labs. intro to chem classes had lab TAs but they just helped run it. it was the prof who ran the lab. That’s a great advantage of a school like Lafayette (small, undergrad only).</p>
<p>People usually study in AEC. I’ve never had a problem studying, specially due to noise levels. I live in a regular dorm with other majors. If you’re always with engineers (I mean all the time) then I think that’s a disadvantage. College should be, imo, about learning more from other people as well, getting a different perspective. I do study with my engineer friends but I don’t think I’d want to be around engineers 24/7.</p>
<p>Thanks again. Can you give me an idea of how many non-engineering classes engineering students take? Are the non-eng. classes electives or requirements? For students who are not sure what they want to major in (within eng.), do they find the advisors to be helpful?
Thank you for your time - it is very helpful and very much appreciated.</p>
<p>Hi, I have a question about dorms…
I know that Lehigh has CHOICE dorms for drug/alcohol free; does Lafayette have anything like this? Do certain dorms have reputations for more parties than others or all they all similar when it comes to social life? In your opinion is it hard to fit in at Lafayette without drinking or doing drugs?</p>
<p>@boston123
For the undecided, it works best when you go talk to professors and upperclassmen. That’s how I did it (I started off with mechanical engineering because I wanted to build the race car as a senior design project. that was all it mattered to me. later, I talked to a lot of people and was sure that I wanted to be a Mechanical Engineering)</p>
<p>as for course lists, I’m just gonna put in links to different depts and their course requirement pages. If you have questions after that, feel free to ask via the forum or private messages.</p>
<p>yes, Lafayette does have wellness dorms as well. off the top of my head, conway and half of Keefe (the left side of keefe) are wellness. I think you can request to be put in those dorms.</p>
<p>McKeen is kinda loud, so is south. Kamine is loud too but no excessive partying or drugs in Kamine. Not sure about the rest. Kamine’s pretty awesome because it’s all freshmen. </p>
<p>Yes, it’s definitely possible to have fun without drinking/drugs. I didn’t drink at all my first year and I still dont do drugs. After first year, my “no drinking” policy kinda went down the drain. haha. But I still dont get drunk. I just drink lightly.</p>
<p>My son is leaning toward Lafayette. He seems to be hesitant about something. I think seeing that he has to take 5 classes a semester for engineering is overwhelming but that would be true anywhere. He likes Union too because of the trimester, 3 classes in a shorter amt of time (sometimes 4 classes)but he prefers Lafayette because it does offer him exposure to civil and chemical engineering that Union doesn’t have. Right now he is set on mechanical engineering but wants to seek out other areas. We feel very confident that he will succeed anywhere he goes but what can he do at Lafayette to stay on top of the courses, where to get help if he needs it? etc.? Will he have to study a lot or will he be able to have time to go to the gym, clubs, etc. He won’t be partying but he might find he is wasting time playing video games and watching sports on t.v. but he has gotten better at that. He does take the most challenging classes in school and does well if that helps.
Thanks, we feel Lafayette is the better choice, even though Union is a great school too.</p>
<p>I don’t know how his high school classes are but high school was a piece of cake compared to what I’m doing now. 5 classes is not a big deal. It’s a lot of fun (and it makes you feel efficient). The first place to go for help is definitely the professor. They’re completely cool about it and they do everything they can to help the student. He can either try to just make it thru the classes or he can try and do well in them. It does require work to do well in classes. It’s all up to him. I know engineers who study hard and get good grades and I know engineers who’re fine with getting Bs. If he’s the former kind, he’ll realize by the second semester (or third) that there’s no more video game time for him, at least for the rest of the college life.</p>
<p>I know he is willing to do the work, but he will need some down time. Even if it is just to go to the gym once in a while. He has always done well in his AP classes and never falls behind. He knows he has to step it up quite a bit in college. I just wanted to make sure that it’s “doable”. I’ve heard horror stories about engineering at places like Cornell and large university settings which I know he would not enjoy! That is why he applied to mostly small LAC/engineering programs.</p>
<p>There’s definitely downtime. Specially on the weekends. Some people take friday night and saturday off and do work on sundays. What I found helpful for me is doing half the work on friday nights, and the rest on saturday and some on sunday. It really depends what suits him best. I think a lot of the time the students figure it out themselves in time.</p>
<p>Adding to what sixstrings said, I think difficulty in any college is a very subjective thing to judge. It all depends on what high school you came from, how difficult your particular teachers were, as well as what college you go to, what major you are, and what professors you have. There are many variables. I’m a neuroscience major (freshman) at Lafayette, and to me, this year has been of about equal difficulty to my senior year in high school (in which I took 5 AP classes). Just goes to show how everyone has a different perspective. My high school was extremely competitive (many people in my classes at high school went on to ivies), so Lafayette is easier to me (relatively speaking) compared to people who went to a easy high school. </p>
<p>overall, I think that it’s pretty much what sixstrings said. If your son puts in the work, he can pull off a good gpa.</p>
<p>I am a junior in an International School, and Lafayette is my first choice school. I wanted to apply ED, but I wasn’t sure if ED was allowed for international student. And also, how much of your demonstrated financial need does it usually meet?</p>
<p>Yes, you can apply early decision to Lafayette. As for financial aid, I’m not really sure how much money international students receive, but I do know that the awarding of aid is much more competitive for international students than it is for US students like myself. Sixstringsrocker (also answers questions on this forum) is an international student, so he might be able to shed more light on the matter for you. Until then, here’s a link giving you a bit of basic information about it.
[International</a> Students Admissions Lafayette College](<a href=“http://admissions.lafayette.edu/apply/international-students/]International”>International Applicants · Admissions · Lafayette College)</p>
<p>International students do receive financial aid though it is very competitive. However, Lafayette does meet full demonstrated need for international students. This applies even when you are ED, as far as I know. (I’m and ED accept candidate).</p>
<p>Just sharing info - as an alumnus I received an email today announcing that after 8 years as president of Lafayette, Daniel Weiss will be leaving on July 1, 2013 to become the president of Haverford College. I believe this gives Lafayette plenty of time to conduct a thorough search for a new president.</p>
<p>Can students buy laptops through Lafayette or are they on their own? Also, is there a place on campus that services laptops and/or gives technical help?</p>
<p>I’m trying to figure out the best way to get my son set up for the fall.</p>